State
Gov. Bryant declares state of emergency after tornado outbreak
WTOK
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency in the state after a tornado outbreak Monday.
State Government
Hosemann on agenda, transition
WTOK
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - The leaders elected to serve Mississippi in 2020 are preparing for the start of their terms, including Lt. Gov.-elect Delbert Hosemann.
Regional
Alabama AG asks government to set PFAS chemical health standards
WHNT
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - For years, WHNT News 19 has been reporting about PFAS chemical contamination in the Tennessee River. During that time, state officials have been mostly silent on the issue when asked to comment.
Darlington dam project met by opposition from St. Helena Police Jury: 'the biggest threat to our way of life'
NOLA.com
The St. Helena Parish Police Jury weighed in Tuesday against the revival of a proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam that would periodically flood tens of thousands of acres in St. Helena and East Feliciana parishes to reduce flooding in the lower Amite River Basin.
National
For Business, Climate Change Has Become Real
WSJ
The debate over climate change intensified over the decade, amid several of the hottest years on record, several extreme weather events and the publication of a wave of reports on warming. That—along with attention to the issue by policy makers in many countries and increasingly heated rhetoric—brought the issue to the doorstep of business, in the form of environmental disclosures, carbon pledges and green investment.
EPA Lead Proposal, Derided as Weak, May Be Sneakily Strong
Bloomberg
A provision tucked within the EPA’s proposal to overhaul the way it regulates lead in drinking water—initially derided as toothless—could have far-reaching consequences for public health, municipal policies, and even real estate transactions, water industry insiders now say.
The proposal would require all water utilities across the country to inventory the location of all of their lead pipes and then make that information public.
Multistate pact that includes Maryland could curb transportation carbon emissions
AP
Carbon emissions from cars, trucks and other means of transportation would drop while gas prices would jump under a multistate draft climate proposal released Tuesday.
A Decade in Which Fracking Rocked the Oil World
WSJ
Ten years ago, the U.S. ranked third in global oil production, trailing Saudi Arabia and Russia.
A decade later, it leads the world in oil as well as natural-gas output, having more than doubled the amount of crude it pumps while raising gas production by roughly two-thirds, according to federal data.
Cash-hungry cities seek buyers for sewer systems to pay pensions
Bloomberg
As cities across the U.S. struggle under the weight of ballooning pension costs, some are putting their public water and sewer systems on the auction block to come up with cash.
Press Releases
December 16 Tornado Outbreak – Updated Statewide Damage Reports to MEMA as of 4 PM
PEARL – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has received damage reports from 14 counties due to the tornadoes and severe storms that impacted the state Tuesday, December 16.
U.S. EPA Holds Inaugural Conference on Reducing Animal Testing for Chemical Safety
12/17/2019
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler convened some of the leading voices in environmental research to discuss strategies for reducing animal testing in chemical safety research at a conference at EPA Headquarters.
